Seagate Technology hopes its new security system for the hard drive will become the most formidable barrier between computer data and thieves. DriveTrust Technology automatically encrypts every bit of data stored on the drive and requires users to have a key, or password, before being able to access the disk drive.

Nearly half of the Americans who did not get a flu vaccine this year said they thought it was unnecessary, says an Associated Press poll taken at a time health officials are scrambling to cope with a vaccine shortage during a severe flu season.